Works Cited

Always place _______ on a separate page. Have continuing header and page number (same font throughout).
Have ________ centered on top line.
Each new entry is formatted as a hanging indent, always. Do not use numbers, but arrange alphabetically by author's last name. If there is no author, then list by the title.
Book is italicized and article is in quotation marks.

Bibliography

Parenthetical Reference

For paraphrased material or direct quotes, the period is after the __________ . There is only ONE period. "Beowulf was the most eager for fame" (Keeping 49). If the quotation is more than 4 lines, the words are all indented the same and the period is before the _____________. (4+lines. (keeping 49) NO PERIOD AFTER!

Cite

Ellipsis

The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are unnecessary or able to be understood from contextual clues. An ellipsis ( . . . ) is three periods with a space before and after each one.

Quotation

Short Quote

If a quotation is four typed lines or fewer, work it into the body of your paper and put quotation marks around it. It may be a good idea to begin with a signal phrase: i.e. Dr. Lawrence asserts, "..."

Are there any exceptions to the double space guidelines?

All complete works are either

what does the comment written "How do you support this claim" mean?

You can't just put your opinion, or what it most likely is. If you can't "show support form the text" (i.e., prove it with a direct quote from whatever is being read) or use an authoritative source such as a subscription database then the claim should be deleted. Your source should be as a parenthetical reference and also must appear in the Works Cited

How do I support a thesis statement?

What is a secondary Source?

1.) A book or article that discusses the text you are discussing
2.) A book or article that discusses a theory related to the argument you are making
3.) A book or article that discusses the social and historical context of the text you are discussing

What is a scholastic or peer-reviewed article?

value of secondary sources

When you use ____________(s), be sure to show how they relate to your thesis.
Don't overuse any one ___________, or for that matter, secondary sources in general
Remember that this is your paper, your argument - the secondary sources are just helping you out
Never, never, never plagiarize!